CUPERTINO — The elderly woman cooed softly and stroked the soft white fur of the creature in her lap, while it raised its head, batted its dark eyes and made a friendly mewing sound in return. “He’s ...

OLATHE, Kan. — Santa Marta Senior Living Facility introduces Bella and Benedetto, interactive robotic seals that provide therapy for its residents. “They have 100 sensors, five different kinds,” Santa ...

If you're a fan of films like Terminator and I, Robot, you may think of robots as evil artificially intelligent machines bent on wiping out humanity. But one thing that has emerged at the Consumer ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X June VanHorn, 94, cradles a buff-colored cat and pets it. It purrs. “You’re so cute, aren’t you ...

A study conducted by Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing has found that therapeutic robots — in this case, Paro the robotic seal — can help calm and comfort elderly individuals afflicted ...

A pilot randomized trial by the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging found that a low-cost Joy ...

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